GENERAL ANALYSIS QUESTIONS:
1. Determine the purpose or function or rhetorical purpose—of a sentence or phrase or clause or word.
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2. Draw a general conclusion or make an inference or logical deduction—from a line or group of lines
or word(s). (⋆⋆⋆)
3. Determine the effect of the speaker or character’s attitude. The variations of this question include
analysis of speaker’s beliefs, assumptions, and perceptions. (⋆⋆⋆)
4. Determine an element of characterization: how a person, thing, idea, etc., is characterized. (⋆⋆⋆)
5. Give a general interpretation or conclusion. These questions test your general reading
comprehension. (⋆⋆)
6. Which lines are closest in meaning to or are the best restatement of a phrase or group of lines? (⋆⋆)
7. Determine the primary effect or purpose or rhetorical function of a passage or section. (⋆)
8. Identify the central rhetorical strategy used in the passage. (⋆)
9. Determine the effect of a rhetorical shift. (⋆)
